The Langham Huntington will pay $320,000 and refund more than $216,000 after Los Angeles County said the hotel hiked room rates for wildfire evacuees during the Jan. 2025 fires.

A private investor bought a package of downtown Long Beach retail properties tied to the Mosaic shopping center for $30 million, according to CoStar.

The city approved an updated Boyle Heights plan that maps new housing, tighter environmental rules and measures meant to keep small businesses in place. Implementation now moves to ordinance and permitting steps.

An eight‑inch cast‑iron main burst on Coldwater Canyon Avenue, flooding a Studio City block and cutting service for dozens; crews repaired the line and restored water by Sunday morning.

A 22-year-old Costa Mesa man died after his Harley struck the back of an Amazon delivery truck on Beach Boulevard. Huntington Beach police are investigating.

A 19-year-old Coachella man was arrested after deputies say they found vape pens, mushrooms, a gun and roughly $25,000 while investigating sales to minors.

A man in his 50s was fatally shot Friday near San Pedro and 5th Streets in downtown Los Angeles; LAPD says the shooter fled and remains at large.

A 38‑year‑old woman was killed in a hit‑and‑run at Sepulveda and Wyandotte in Van Nuys. LAPD is asking witnesses and anyone with video to call detectives.

One person was arrested after four people were stabbed near USC’s University Park campus Friday night; two were hospitalized and are stable as LAPD investigates.

Shohei Ohtani was scratched from Friday's start with left knee irritation and will not travel to the 2026 All‑Star Game, the Dodgers said.

Backers say the studio behind The Chosen was promised revenue shares and now allege they were shortchanged as Season 7 filmed in Goshen. Public filings and reporting show a tangled legal and corporate history.

A multi-vehicle crash in Hyde Park, South L.A., killed two people and left several others injured. Authorities say the cause remains under investigation.

Block Fest Vol. V takes over the Third Street Promenade on July 11 with DJs, a growing night market, food vendors and World Cup watch parties. The free event is aimed at driving evening foot traffic back to downtown merchants.